Increasing production

In June 2023, Houghton Library requested increased imaging production for the Dickinson Family Library project.

Through consultation, testing and evaluation, Houghton and Imaging Services revised the sorting criteria used to determine which books require specialized handling and photography from those well-matched to our standardized, higher-production, photography service. The updated sorting criteria dramatically increased the proportion of books routed to the higher-throughput service.

Per Christine Jacobson, 2024-06-27, an estimated 160,277 page-images remained.

Post-2024-06-27, Imaging Services has completed 8 batches, with page-images totaling 28,955–an average 2,388 per month.

Estimating remaining volumes and page-images, per CJ, 06/27/2024

  • Studio (D40) designated titles: 15,124 page-images.
  • Lab (D20) desginated titles: 47,713 page-images.
  • D20- & D40-designated items that need to be treated: 97,440 page-images.
  • To-be-designated items: 223,050 page-images
  • Total number of images, estimated: 160,277

At our current production rate

With 131,322 images remaining, and our current production rate of 2,388 per month, our projected project completion date is January 29, 2030.


Targeting a date for completing the project

Alternatively, if we set a goal of completing the project on June 30, 2027, our production rate would need to be 5,483 images per month.



last revised: Fri Jul 25 14:23:47 2025